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Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD

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Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

Professional interests include: bladder cancer, laparoscopic surgery, prostate cancer, and more.

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

1-800-926-8273

Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD is an urologist in San Diego, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

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200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

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5901 East Seventh Street Long Beach Vamc (600)
Long Beach, CA 90822

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6655 Alvarado Road
San Diego, CA 92120

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9400 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

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9350 Campus Point Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037

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Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery is a kind of minimally invasive surgery using a thin, narrow tube called a laparoscope. Usually performed on the abdomen or the pelvic region, the surgeon makes a few very small incisions instead of one large one.

During the procedure, the surgeon inserts the laparoscope, which contains a light and camera that allows the surgeon to see what is happening inside the body. Then tiny tools are placed through the small openings and used to perform the surgery.

The most common laparoscopic surgery is gallbladder removal, but laparoscopic surgery may also be used for the removal of a kidney or appendix, to treat certain cysts and tumors, for bariatric surgery, for some GERD treatments, or for hernia repairs, among others.

Because laparoscopic surgery only uses a few tiny incisions, the scars are minimal and recovery is easier than with open surgery.

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

In The News

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ablation	12
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	333
laser treatment	12
minimally invasive procedures	120
urologic procedures	120

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	23
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	35

ablation	12
cryotherapy	12
doctor visit	438
laser treatment	12
minimally invasive procedures	123
stent placement (stenting)	13
urologic procedures	123

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	13
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	41
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	16
Dementia	7
Cancer	33

ablation	29
cryotherapy	29
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	481
laser treatment	29
minimally invasive procedures	162
minor procedures	16
urologic procedures	162

**Gender**
Male	506
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	22
Hispanic	54
Asian	38
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	84
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	41

ablation	35
cancer surgery	10
cryotherapy	35
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	461
laser treatment	35
minimally invasive procedures	249
minor procedures	17
stent placement (stenting)	17
urologic procedures	249

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	21
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	49
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	42

cancer surgery	19
diagnostic procedures	53
dissection	16
doctor visit	617
excision	16
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	237
minor procedures	27
pelvic surgery	16
stent placement (stenting)	18
urologic procedures	220

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	20
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	56
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	44

ablation	25
cancer surgery	22
cryotherapy	25
diagnostic procedures	37
dissection	11
doctor visit	662
excision	11
laser treatment	25
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	247
minor procedures	13
pelvic surgery	11
stent placement (stenting)	17
urologic procedures	251

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	32
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	53
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	44

ablation	26
cancer surgery	12
cryotherapy	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	607
laser treatment	26
minimally invasive procedures	194
urologic procedures	194

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	32
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	39
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	43

ablation	25
cancer surgery	11
cryotherapy	25
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	639
laser treatment	25
minimally invasive procedures	206
stent placement (stenting)	24
urologic procedures	206

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	13
Hispanic	43
Asian	33
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	40
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	42

ablation	30
cryotherapy	30
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	534
laser treatment	30
minimally invasive procedures	177
minor procedures	22
urologic procedures	177

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	12
Hispanic	35
Asian	25
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	46
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	12
Cancer	46

ablation	17
cryotherapy	17
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	485
laser treatment	17
minimally invasive procedures	133
minor procedures	15
urologic procedures	133

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	38
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	57

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD treated as an urologist in San Diego, CA were minimally invasive procedures, urologic procedures, diagnostic procedures and cryotherapy.

ablation	24
cancer surgery	14
cryotherapy	24
diagnostic procedures	25
dissection	13
doctor visit	528
excision	13
laser treatment	24
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	188
minor procedures	18
pelvic surgery	13
stent placement (stenting)	17
urologic procedures	187

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Female	71
Male	308

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	26
Non-Hispanic White	284
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	36
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	129
85 and over	46
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	181

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and cancer.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	7
Cancer	42

Education & Training

He completed residency at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Urology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Urology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Andrew Karim Kader, MD, PhD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$8,571 Da Vinci Surgical System $8,571
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$8,388 ThunderBeat $8,200	VISERA ELITE $188
Clovis Oncology, Inc.	$3,114 Rubraca $3,114
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$549 FIRMAGON $535	NOCDURNA $14
NxThera, Inc.	$391 Rezum $391
Other	$2,157 SPEEDICATH $237	AquaBeam Robotic System $167	ARISTA AH FLEXITIP $155	GENERAL THERAPIES $150	CLARIX $147	Other $1,301

**Types of Payments**
Education	$12,879
Food and Beverage	$3,725
Travel and Lodging	$3,711
Consulting Fee	$2,600
Gift	$255

Biography

Dr. Andrew Kader practices urology (urinary tract disease) in San Diego, CA, La Jolla, CA, and Long Beach, CA. He is especially interested in bladder cancer, laparoscopic surgery, and robotic surgery. Dr. Kader's residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto, and a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Kader (or staff) is conversant in Greek and French. Dr. Kader is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. According to UC San Diego Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in San Diego, CA.

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